On This Day

Wednesday, June 4, 1919

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 24 11 .686 --
Indians 21 12 .636 2.0
Yankees 19 11 .633 2.5
Tigers 17 16 .515 6.0
Browns 16 16 .500 6.5
Red Sox 14 16 .467 7.5
Senators 10 21 .323 12.0
Athletics 6 24 .200 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 10 .706 --
Reds 20 15 .571 4.5
Robins 20 16 .556 5.0
Cubs 18 17 .514 6.5
Phillies 15 16 .484 7.5
Pirates 17 20 .459 8.5
Braves 12 21 .364 11.5
Cardinals 11 22 .333 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee Magee 4
1 Joe Riggert 4
1 Braggo Roth 4
4 Carson Bigbee 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Braggo Roth 2
2 Roger Peckinpaugh 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walter Holke 3
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 3
1 Braggo Roth 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Zack Wheat 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buck Herzog 2
1 Braggo Roth 2
3 Carson Bigbee 1
3 Lee Magee 1
3 Howie Shanks 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Marquard 0.83
2 Luke Nelson 0.71
3 Earl Hamilton 0.67
4 Hippo Vaughn 0.50
5 Al Mamaux 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marv Goodwin 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 Elmer Jacobs 1
1 Bill James 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 10
2 Hippo Vaughn 6
3 Luke Nelson 5
4 Earl Hamilton 4
4 Al Mamaux 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Allen Russell 1
1 Oscar Tuero 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gavvy Cravath .450
2 Ross Youngs .371
3 Ty Cobb .368
4 Doc Johnston .357
5 Bobby Veach .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Kauff 5
1 Cy Williams 5
3 Gavvy Cravath 4
3 Larry Doyle 4
3 Braggo Roth 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 28
2 Larry Gardner 25
3 Tommy Griffith 24
3 Benny Kauff 24
3 Babe Ruth 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 13
2 Carson Bigbee 12
2 Buck Herzog 12
2 Ross Youngs 12
5 Ivy Olson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.00
2 Claude Hendrix 1.01
3 Jack Quinn 1.40
4 Slim Sallee 1.41
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 9
2 Jesse Barnes 7
2 Red Causey 7
2 Jeff Pfeffer 7
2 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 46
2 Burleigh Grimes 42
3 Hod Eller 40
4 Lefty Williams 39
5 Jim Shaw 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Bob Shawkey 2
2 Jesse Winters 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 18 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Veach .477
2 Doc Johnston .450
3 Everett Scott .449
4 Braggo Roth .446
5 Ty Cobb .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Braggo Roth 4
2 Heinie Zimmerman 3
3 Ping Bodie 2
3 Hal Chase 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 17
2 Billy Southworth 16
3 Walter Holke 15
4 Larry Gardner 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doug Baird 6
1 Carson Bigbee 6
3 Ray Chapman 5
3 George Cutshaw 5
3 Billy Southworth 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Hendrix 0.00
1 Speed Martin 0.00
3 Slim Sallee 0.53
4 Dick Rudolph 0.72
5 Walt Kinney 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Shawkey 4
2 Rube Benton 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 Hooks Dauss 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Douglas 18
2 Rube Marquard 17
3 Jim Shaw 15
3 Lefty Williams 15
5 4 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gavvy Cravath .435
2 George Sisler .394
3 Doc Johnston .386
4 Edd Roush .375
5 Sam Rice .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
1 Benny Kauff 4
1 Braggo Roth 4
4 Larry Doyle 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 24
2 Benny Kauff 20
3 Larry Gardner 19
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 19
5 Walter Holke 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 11
2 Ross Youngs 9
3 Doc Johnston 8
3 Fred Merkle 8
3 Burt Shotton 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.94
2 Claude Hendrix 1.01
3 Jack Quinn 1.34
4 Sherry Smith 1.35
5 Art Nehf 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 6
1 Bob Shawkey 6
3 Jesse Barnes 5
3 Rube Benton 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Williams 30
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Burleigh Grimes 27
3 Rube Marquard 27
5 Phil Douglas 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Jesse Winters 2
3 Babe Adams 1
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .404
2 George Sisler .339
3 Zack Wheat .335
4 George Burns .331
5 Ross Youngs .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 12
2 Cy Williams 10
3 Babe Ruth 9
4 Benny Kauff 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 87
2 George Cutshaw 71
2 Babe Ruth 71
4 Ty Cobb 69
4 Gavvy Cravath 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 40
2 George Burns 33
2 Ray Chapman 33
2 Eddie Collins 33
5 3 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.55
2 Allan Sothoron 1.74
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.76
4 Lefty Tyler 1.81
5 Harry Harper 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 23
2 Wilbur Cooper 20
2 Hippo Vaughn 20
4 Eddie Cicotte 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 170
2 Jim Shaw 134
3 Burleigh Grimes 128
4 Wilbur Cooper 126
5 Hippo Vaughn 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 5
2 Jim Bagby 4
2 Stan Coveleski 4
2 Walter Johnson 4
5 7 tied 3